Terrain: Roads, byways, moorland tracks, field paths.
Maps: OS Explorer OL17; Landranger 116.
Eating & drinking: Riverside Chocolate House Tearoom, Pentrefoelas LL24 0LE (01690 770296, riversidechocolatehouse.com).
Sleeping: Y Giler Arms, Rhydlydan, Pentrefoelas LL24 0LL (01690 770612, giler.co.uk). Foelas Arms, Pentrefoelas LL24 0HT (01690 770213).
Visitor information: Snowdonia National Park Information Centre, Royal Oak Stables, Betws y Coed LL24 0AH (01690 710426, eryri-npa.gov.uk).
Guidebooks: OS Pathfinder North Wales and Snowdonia by Terry Marsh (£11.99, Crimson Publishing, ISBN: 9781780590721)
Local Ramblers: Conwy Valley (01492 874563, conwyvalleyra.org.uk)